I have pure love with them

Quan, who was standing in front of the door, nodded.

I can sleep well tonight after seeing Aine wearing pajamas with a cherishment level of 'SR'.

140. Toyokawa Shoko was the first to leave the group

"Before I enrolled, didn't you say you knew someone in Yuqiu? Could it be... that he was also a member of Shuangshi's former band?"

On the weekend, Izumi, who had already made an appointment to meet with Goto Ichiri, was sitting in his room in the morning before 'STARRY' opened, writing a small program.

Perhaps it was because he did not get positive feedback from his good friend Nagasaki Soushi whom he had just met, or perhaps he simply felt lonely, so he ran to Izumi's room and sat on his bed as usual. After looking around the room, his eyes fell steadily on Izumi and he asked him a question.

When the topic came to Nagasaki Soyo, Izumi, who was typing on the keyboard, stopped what he was doing and slowly turned his head to look at Aine who was sitting in his room. He raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised that Aine suddenly talked to him about a topic that, in his opinion, was already a thing of the past.

"Did Shuangshi ask you some questions?"

"I just have a vague feeling that you seem to care a lot about Shuangshi's former band. And after Shuangshi heard the name 'Deng', her attitude suddenly became a little strange."

"Do you think it's Takamatsu Tomori?"

Aine, who always felt her body relax unconsciously when staying in her brother’s room, leaned back and lay on Izumi’s bed. After waving her hands on the bed sheet for a while, she made a long “hmm~” sound and gave a negative answer.

"I feel that with Deng's personality, he is the type who will put all the blame on himself. Even if something happened to you, he would not complain about you. So it must be someone else, right?"

Her sight shifted slightly from the pure white ceiling to Quan who was sitting in front of the computer. She met Quan's gaze and carefully observed the expression on his face.

"Hmm~ It seems you have met her?"

"Souyo and Deng are both in that band, so I looked it up and found that keyboard player... When I was recruiting band members in Yuqiu, I met her in the activity room of the wind band club and wanted to invite her to be the band's keyboard player, but she refused... Do you know her?"

Recalling the piano-playing girl she met in the teacher's office of the wind instrument club, her every move and every word gave people the feeling of a young lady, more like a student of Tsuki no Mori, which made Chihaya Aine feel a little concerned.

"Since you've already guessed it, is there any need to ask this question?"

Looking at Aine lying on his bed, Izumi's eyes dropped to her slender waist.

"Have you gained weight?"

"Huh? I haven't gained any weight, why are you saying something weird?"

Following Izumi's line of sight towards her own waist, Chihaya Aine quickly sat up, then looked at Izumi with a dissatisfied expression, puffed up her cheeks, and asked back in an angry voice.

"Have you told her about Shoyo? What happened to Toyokawa Shoko in Haneda?"

"Hmm... As expected, I know her. I haven't told her yet. The last time we met, I only talked to her about the lights. I forgot to tell her about Toyokawa-san. Did you and Shuangshi know each other because of Toyokawa-san? And, can't you tell Shuangshi about Toyokawa-san? Aren't they friends in the same band?"

Aine couldn’t help but frown, her face showing a look of confusion and bewilderment.

"Before you tell Nagasaki Sosei, I think it would be a good idea for you to ask Toyokawa-san what he thinks."

Looking back at the computer in front of him, Quan did not directly tell his sister the specific situation.

"If you know what happened, why don't you just tell me?"

I am not familiar with Toyokawa Shoko, but when I first met her, I felt that Aiyin was gentle and well-behaved. I don't think the disbanding of the band has much to do with Toyokawa Shoko. At the same time, I don't have her contact information, and I don't know if Aiyin is in her class. I feel that asking her is a troublesome thing. It is better to directly ask her brother who is right in front of me, knows some things, and pretends to be a "riddler" with me.

"You are right, but 'Haruhi Shadow' is a new five-member band lyrical single independently created by 'CRYCHIC'."

"You don't know anything yourself, do you?"

Staring at Izumi who was unwilling to tell her, Aine felt curious in her heart and couldn't help but use the method of 'provoking' to try to get the answer from Izumi.

But for Izumi, who had good emotional management skills, this trick had no effect at all. Instead, a faint smile appeared on Izumi's face, which made Chihaya Aine feel as if she was looked down upon. She grabbed Izumi's pillow in a sullen manner and threw it at him.

"Well, if you don't want to tell me, forget it. I'll go ask Shuangshi myself!"

He stood up and was about to leave Quan's room.

"The reason for the disbandment was related to Toyokawa Shoko. She was the first person to leave the band. After she left the band, everyone else's attitude towards her was different. In front of Shiina Riki, there is no need to mention Toyokawa Shoko's name."

Aine, who had already reached the door, turned back to look at her brother after hearing what Izumi said.

"She said the band's breakup was her fault?"

"I do not know."

In response to Aine's question, Izumi gave the best answer.

Ai Ne, who knew something, closed the door sullenly and left Izumi's room, while Izumi turned her attention back to programming. The meeting with Goto Ichiri was scheduled for the afternoon, so she would leave at noon and arrive before 'STARRY' opened.

At noon, after having lunch, Quan came to the door of Aine's room and knocked gently.

"I'm going out soon, is there anything you need me to bring back?"

silence.

What followed was the sound of hurried footsteps, the thumping sound of footsteps, which could be clearly heard through the door.

Click——

Looking at the ground behind the crack in the door, I saw a pair of cute little feet in white socks stepping on the floor. I looked up, passing through the flat hills. Aine, who came to the door without putting on her shoes, looked at Izumi at the door with a scrutinizing look.

"where?"

"Shimokitazawa."

"doing what?"

Seeing Chihaya Aine suddenly looking worried like an old mother, Izumi couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm shopping with a girl. Do you want to come along?"

After staring at Izumi suspiciously for a while, Chihaya Aine wanted to go shopping with Izumi, but when she thought about the appointment she had made with Nagasaki Soushi to meet at RiNG, she hesitated for a moment and gave up shopping with Izumi.

"Forget it, when are you leaving?"

"I'm going out soon, do you want to come with me?"

"I have an appointment with Shuangshi, so I have to go out too. When you are ready to go out, I will go out with you."

Izumi could go shopping at any time, but she and Nagasaki Soyo had just formed a band, so now she needed to pay more attention to maintaining her relationship with Nagasaki Soyo and consider recruiting other members.

141. Girls should be more proactive!

Shimokitazawa and Shibuya are on the same line, but Izumi gets off earlier in Shimokitazawa than Aine who is going to Shibuya.

"If there is anything, remember to call me."

When they were about to enter the station, Quan looked at his sister beside him and gave her some instructions.

Ai Ne, who seemed to be chatting with Nagasaki Soushi with her head down, raised her head blankly and looked at Izumi beside her.

"what?"

"Call me if you have any questions."

"Oh! I see. After you finish your work, do you go home directly?"

"If there's nothing else, I'll probably go home straight away. If you don't mind, I can also stay with you, but I won't finish until dark."

After going to 'STARRY' with Goto Ichiri, they would probably stay there to watch the live performance, and the live performance usually ends at night. Izumi expected that they would return home around 21 p.m.

"Are you going to stay that late? Are you going to play games with your two friends?"

After hearing that Izumi would not go home until dark, Chihaya Aine could not help but frown. She and Nagasaki Souse would only chat for an hour or two at most and would be ready to go home before 16 p.m. Now she knew that Izumi would stay until the evening, if she went home too early, there would be no one to accompany her at home.

Although she didn't dislike quietness, she always felt like something was missing when Quan was not at home.

"Didn't I tell you? It's about going shopping with a girl."

"……who?"

Aine, who previously thought that Izumi was joking with her, now took Izumi beside her seriously.

[Arrival at Shimokitazawa Station]

The subway arrived at the station, Izumi stood up and looked at Aine who was beside him.

"One mile."

"...Then I'll come find you after Shuangshi and I are done."

"Well, see you then."

After giving a gentle wave to Aine, Izumi left the subway. Aine, who was sitting in the subway, watched Izumi's back as he left, but she didn't care as much as before.

At first, she was curious about who the 'girl' that Izumi was talking about was, and she felt a little nervous inside. But after learning that it was Goto Ichiri, she was not so nervous anymore. Among all the people she knew, even Izumi's two male friends were more 'threatening' than Goto Ichiri.

'Although he let Yili stay at his house overnight, there shouldn't be any special relationship between the two of them, right?'

Aine was sitting on the subway, and as the train was running, she fell into deep thought, considering the possibility of her brother and Goto Ichiri dating.

'Given Ichiri's personality, it's unlikely that he would take the initiative to propose a relationship... and Quan, he seems to be very caring towards Ichiri, but it's hard to tell how much he likes Ichiri... It feels so weird.'

After thinking about it carefully, Aine didn't understand what kind of feelings her brother had for Goto Ichiri. It seemed that they did fit the definition of a friend, but the friendship between a boy and a girl still made Aine think too much.

"never mind."

As long as her brother's partner is not Shiina Riki, she doesn't feel any resistance if he dates other people.

Having known so many people since childhood, Shiina Riki is now firmly No.1 in Aine's heart as the 'person she least wants to meet'.

'Souyo looks very gentle, and seems to be a good match for Izumi's girlfriend. After all, she is the eldest daughter of Tsuki no Mori, and her family must be very good. I wonder how Izumi feels about Souyo... And that Toyokawa Shoko, her relationship with Izumi is also very curious, so I'll try to find her on Monday.'

After walking out of the subway station and waiting for Goto Ichiri, Izumi always felt that someone was thinking about him.

"…I don't have a good feeling about this."

After politely declining the girl's request to take a photo with him, Izumi sent a message to Goto Ichiri, asking about her current location.

[About... 20 minutes to go]

[Then I'll wait for you at the coffee shop at the west exit]

After walking out of the East Exit of Shimokitazawa Station, Izumi observed the surrounding environment, then his eyes stopped at the door of a coffee shop. He took a picture of the coffee shop and sent the address to Goto Ichiri.

The other party sent an 'OK' expression, and Quan entered the store and sat down in a place with warm sunshine.

The waiter came over and asked what he wanted. After looking through the menu, Quan ordered a cappuccino and a muffin.

Quan, who had nothing to do, logged into his social account and took the initiative to enter the private message page, wanting to see Dongyun Huiming's reaction, but this time the other party did not respond, which made Quan a little disappointed.

I took a look at her homepage and found that there were updates, but the content of the updates was just about her daily life.